Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Atomic structure and the Periodic Table

Atomic structure and the Periodic Table — practice question

An atom of the element erbium is shown as $^{167}_{68}\text{Er}$. Which row gives the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in this atom?

  • Aprotons: 68, neutrons: 99, electrons: 68
  • Bprotons: 68, neutrons: 99, electrons: 99
  • Cprotons: 99, neutrons: 68, electrons: 68
  • Dprotons: 99, neutrons: 68, electrons: 99

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